PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KO Jacckson (ranked 1884 p4p, 2273 weight class) and Kongthoranee Sitsongrit (ranked 256 p4p, 291 weight class). KO Jacckson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jacckson
vs
Sitsongrit

177 cm
23
178
7 - 8 - 0

178 cm
22
171
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacckson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Kongthoranee Sitsongrit has been cut.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacckson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.

Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Jacckson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jacckson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jacckson wants to stand but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacckson being controlled here, momentarily.
Jacckson controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson trying to keep a closed guard but Sitsongrit is proving a slippery customer.
Jacckson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sitsongrit controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jacckson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sitsongrit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacckson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sitsongrit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jacckson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jab by Jacckson.

Jacckson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jacckson showed some decent athleticism there.

Sitsongrit kicks Jacckson off and gets back to his feet.
Jacckson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jacckson avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
It looked like Jacckson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacckson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jacckson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Jacckson throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Jacckson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Jacckson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jacckson tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacckson is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Jacckson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacckson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit defending well as Jacckson loads up on a big left hand.
Jacckson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Jacckson slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Jacckson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacckson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Jacckson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacckson stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kongthoranee Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kongthoranee Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacckson. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Jacckson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jacckson connects with a crisp jab.

Sitsongrit is rocked!

That has opened up Kongthoranee Sitsongrit's cut even more.
Jacckson throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacckson finish him?
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Jacckson slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.

Jacckson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sitsongrit quickly recovers to half guard.
Jacckson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
Jacckson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jacckson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacckson is thwarting Sitsongrit's attempts to control the position.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacckson.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jacckson connects with a nice short shot to Sitsongrit's temple.
Jacckson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep. Jacckson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sitsongrit is trying is best to control the position here.
Jacckson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Jacckson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jacckson wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Jacckson is thwarting Sitsongrit's attempts to control the position.
Jacckson misses with a head shot. Sitsongrit uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sitsongrit seems to have recovered his senses.
Jacckson throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson cracks Sitsongrit with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jacckson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Jacckson from controlling successfully.
KO Jacckson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacckson passes into half guard.
Jacckson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sitsongrit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jacckson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jacckson lands a nice short elbow.
Sitsongrit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit is controlling Jacckson's trapped leg to prevent Jacckson from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Jacckson keeps him under control.
Sitsongrit won't allow Jacckson to pass to mount.
Jacckson trying to control the action but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.

Jacckson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit sees it coming and defends easily.
Sitsongrit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jacckson lands strikes from half guard.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jacckson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jacckson throwing shots but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Jacckson is keeping busy.

Sitsongrit makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacckson.
Jacckson misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Jacckson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Jacckson closes the distance and clinches.
Jacckson wants to break free but Sitsongrit has control.
Jacckson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsongrit walks away with a smile on his face. Jacckson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

KO Jacckson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kongthoranee Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Jacckson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacckson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jacckson.

The cut above Kongthoranee Sitsongrit's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jacckson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jacckson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Jacckson.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Jacckson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit jabs Jacckson right on the nose. Jacckson blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacckson scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jacckson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Sitsongrit throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Jacckson.
Jacckson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Jacckson is wise to it.
Jacckson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Jacckson counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Jacckson misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacckson throws an off balance right hand
and Jacckson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Jacckson avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacckson at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Jacckson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacckson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jacckson on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Jacckson is avoiding it.
Jacckson throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Jacckson's head back.
A shot to the body from Jacckson misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Jacckson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Jacckson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jacckson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit defends it nicely.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Jacckson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacckson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!